Thanksgiving Week

Let's keep it easy this week, BIG meal on Thursday and all.

Meal One: Spaghetti with green beans

Meal Two: Wild mushroom turkey burgers with cowboy caviar and chips

Meal Three: Frozen margarita pizza with side salads

Recipes

Spaghetti

1 lb ground sausage or burger

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic chopped

One jar of spaghetti sauce (homemade or pre-made)

One package of spaghetti noodles

In large sauce pan brown meat along with onion over med-high heat for about 5-10 minutes. Add garlic during last 30 seconds, then drain any grease that has accumulated. Add spaghetti sauce and let simmer for 10 minutes. In the meantime boil water in large pot. Once at a boil add a palmful of salt then add noodles and cook until al dente.

I serve with steamed green beans and applesauce.

Wild Mushroom Turkey Burgers

2 cups wild mushrooms choppped

one shallot chopped

1 lb turkey burger

1 egg

bread crumbs

italian seasoning

In saucepan saute shallot and mushrooms in a small amount of olive oil and butter (equal parts), over medium heat for about 5-10 minutes, season with salt and pepper. Once slightly cooled mix together turkey, mushroom mix, egg, two palmfuls of bread crumbs and about 2 t italian seasoning. Evenly divide mixture into four equal size patties. I like to use the george foreman and grill burgers for about 5 minutes. You can serve these on a bun with lettuce and tomato. But I like them just plain, maybe a littel BBQ sauce and A1 mix on the side.

Cowboy Caviar

1 can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

2 small diced tomatoes

1/2-1 diced red onion

1-2 avocados, chopped

cilantro, chopped

lime juice, from 1-2 limes

drizzle of olive oil

Mix together all ingredients and serve with tortilla chips. Feel free to mix up the types of beans, and amounts of other ingredients. Some other versions I have seen also have a can of corn, your choice. Enjoy

Frozen Pizza and Salad:

Really? It is what it says

Shopping List

Ground Sausage

ground turkey

wild mushrooms

shallots

onions (one red, one sweet)

tomatoes

avocados

cilantro

salad fixings

limes

garlic

spaghetti sauce

frozen pizza

spaghetti noodles

black eyed peas

black beans

bread crumbs

tortilla chips